, 1887-09-23
DENVER DELIGHTED.
Odd Fellows and Firemen
Crowd the City.
5000 of the Former Organi.
cation in Line.
A New Pension Bill Under
Discussion.
A Great Day for Denver.

OoJ " NOhNSI.
DENVER, Sept. 22.-The day which
began so auspiciously with the magnif.
cent parade of the veteran fremen of
New York, was followed this afternoon
by the parade of the sovereign grand
lodge, which proved to be one of the
finest ever witnessed in the city of Den
yer. The line began to form on Fifteenth
and Stout streets early in the afternoon,
and promptly at 2 o'clock the procession,
headed by the opera house band, started,
following the line of march from Fif-
tenth and Stout streets on Stout to Sew.
enteenth, to California, to Twenty-seventh,
passing in review of the grand sire and
members of the sovereign grand lodge;
countermarohing on California to Nine
tenth, to Laramer, to Fourteenth, to
| Curtis, to Eighteenth. where the suhordi-
nate lodges, encampments, and carriages
were dismissed, the patriarchs militant
proceeding on Eighteenth to Stout,
thence passing the patriarchs militant
headquarters at the Albany, where the
command was reviewed by the lieutenant
| general.
The streets along the line were hand
somely decorated with evergreens and
thousands of flags and emblens of the or
der. Each canton was led by a band from
their jurisdiction, and when passing their
respective headquarters were loudly
cheered by friends and spectators. The
patriarchs militant were under command
of Lieut.. Gen. John G. Underwood with
Brig. Gen. Oliver j. Smith as adiutant
general, and Col. VIM. T. Frost, assist
ant adiutant general. The lieutenant
general was escorted by his special staff
officers and by other unattached mounted
officers under Brig. Foster, OF Connect
cut. Gen. Chas. A. Cushman, of Massa
chusetts, commander of the first division,
with Brig. Il. Wilkerson in immediate
command of the brigade.
The militant brigade moved after the
commander and escort as follows: First
regiment, consisting of canton Excelsior,
No. 7, of Chicago. ILL.,; Paran. No l, of
St. LOUIS. Mo. Kansas City. No. IA, of
Kansas City, Mo. Atkins. No. /, OF Pa
ducah, KY; Clay Center, No. 8. of Clay
Center, Kas OF this regiment Col H.
w. Pond was commander. Second regi-
ment, consisting OF grand canton Arapa.
hoe, No. /; components l and 7; Colfax,
No 2, OF Colorado Springs; Gilpin. No.
| 3, of Central City; Garfield. No. 5, of
Pueblo. Lieut.. j. N. Rogers, com
mander. Third regiment, consisting of
canton Omaha, Neb., No l; Excelsior,
No. 8. of Kearney, Neb.; Wyoming, No.
|, of Laramie City, Wyo.; Cheyenne
No. 8, of Wyoming. Lieut.. Col. Kuy.
kendall, commander. These three regi-
ments form the militant part of the
parade, after which followed the civic pa
rade, commanded by Col. Austin W. Ho
gle, as chief marshal, with the various
| past grands as his aides. The first divi-
sion of the civic parade was composed Of
subordinate lodges now in Denver. The
third division. or second of the civic pa
rade, was commanded by Maj. William
Wise. This consisted of the officers and
members of the sovereign grand lodge in
carriages. 1t is estimated that over s, 1000
men were in line during the march.
Tonight the It'll regiment band gave
an open air concert at River Front park,
which was attended by nearly all of the
| visiting members of the lodge and from
twelve to fifteen thousand citizens.
The session of the grand lodge was
taken up with a discussion of the appeal
cases of alexander Morton VS.. the grand
lodge and encampmert of Delaware,
which cases were decided in favor of
Morton.
An invitation from Columbus, o..
signed by Governor Foraker, Mayor
.Bruck and the president of the chamber
of commerce, was read, asking thai the
next annual session be held in that city.
No action will be taken upon the matter
until the last day of the session.
A session is being held to night, at
which only routine business is being trans